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This Day in History
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This Day in History ~ 1841 - John Couch Adams decides to determine the position of an unknown planet by the irregularities it causes in the motion of Uranus. ~ 1848 - slaves freed in Danish West Indies (now US Virgin Islands). ~ 1861 - Pony Express arrives in SF with overland letters from NY ~ 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg Pa ends in a major victory for the North ~ 1890 - Idaho becomes 43rd state. ~ 1898 - US Navy defeats Spanish fleet in the harbor at Santiago Cuba ~ 1915 - US military forces occupy Haiti remain until 1934. ~ 1939 - Lou Gehrig day Gehrig makes 'luckiest man' speech ~ 1950 - 1st time American & North Korean forces clash in the Korean War ~ 1962 - Algeria became independent after 132 years of French rule ~ 1974 - Soyuz 14 carries 2 cosmonauts to space station Salyut 3. ~ 1976 - Israel launches rescue of passengers & Air France crew members being held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda by pro-Palestinian hijackers ~ 1980 - 73,096 in Cleveland watch Indians beat Yankees 7-0 1982 - Martina Navratilova deats Chris Evert Lloyd at Wimbeldon ~ 1983 - Calvin Smith of US becomes fastest man alive (36.25 kph for 100 m). ~ 1984 - Supreme Court rules Jaycees may be forced to admit women as members ~ 1984 - Dolphin rocket launched off San Clemente Island. ~ 1985 - CBS announced it would buy back 21 percent of its own stock ~ 1986 - Pres Reagan presided over relighting of renovated Statue of Liberty . WARNING: I am always void where prohibited by law. Theme song: Nina Simone - Sinnerman |
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